Concerns pretrial detention for firearms offenses.

This bill amends New Jersey's pretrial detention rules to address how firearm-related offenses are evaluated. It requires courts to treat public firearm discharges (including those with "ghost guns" or conversion devices) as violent offenses in the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) risk tool, rather than categorizing them as lesser crimes like mischief. This change directly affects defendants charged with firearm offenses that currently don't trigger violent offense status under the PSA, potentially leading to stricter pretrial detention decisions for such cases. The amendment ensures the PSA more accurately reflects the danger posed by modern firearm threats, as highlighted in a 2024 state commission report.